Alder Community High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Apr 16 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Unique reference
- 134283
- Address
- Mottram Old Road, Gee Cross, SK14 5NJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 925 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.7%
- Girls
- 52.3%
- First language not English
- 8.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.2%
- Persistent absence
- 23.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.1%
White British 81.5%
Bangladeshi 9.9%
Mixed 5.1%
African 0.8%
Other White 0.5%
Indian 0.5%
Irish 0.4%
Other 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.02
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.21
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 50%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 51%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.7
Local authority average 43.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.33
Local authority average 3.76
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 41 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 4 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 6 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 15 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 4 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 24 |
| Biology | GCSE | 31 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 69 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 31 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 30 |
Admissions
Alder Community High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 175
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 230
- 2nd preference
- 122
- 3rd preference
- 69
- From another Local Authority
- 18
Offers
- 1st preference
- 169
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 179 80 99 |
| Year 8 | 177 82 95 |
| Year 9 | 206 94 112 |
| Year 10 | 179 89 90 |
| Year 11 | 184 96 88 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 82.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 36.0% 37.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 1.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 46.0% 43.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 5.7% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 4.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 6.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.6% 1.0% |